Torn Between Fire and Blood
Chapter 21 – Torn Between Fire and Blood The rain hadn’t stopped in two days. Alesia stood in front of the glass doors to the balcony, watching the storm batter the estate grounds. Lightning lit the sky, reflecting the storm building inside her. Behind her, Nico was silent, seated in his favorite chair, watching her like she was a battlefield he couldn’t yet conquer. She hadn’t told him the whole truth. About Damien. About why she’d run from her past in the first place. Her brother hadn’t just vanished—he had disappeared after killing a man to protect her from a secret no one was allowed to know. “Say something,” she finally said. Nico leaned forward, elbows on his knees, fingers clasped. “I’m thinking about how much of you I still don’t own.” Alesia turned slowly. “You don’t own
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